Michael Reiff my wild man!!!!

So Happy!!!

I am feeling very happy today, Michael is off to school and doing awesome!!! He is the only kid in his class who hasn't had his name on the board, YAY!!!!!!!!! He has started spelling his full name Michael instead of Mike. He now has a few more best friends Aaron and Gabe he comes home describing his adventures to me. Most of them involve him killing bugs and making underground dirt tunnels, you know the usual. I often ask him what he had for lunch and he tells me to look at the calander, really you can't remember? Nope he never remembers, if you know Michael you no food is a very low priority to him. (I wish I had a little of that in me) But, my favorite part of the day is when I go and pick him up from school, he doesn't know I am there and I just get to watch him interact with the other kids for a bit. When he finally looks up and sees me his face lights up and you can tell he can hardly stay in his chair, he wants to run out to me. I feel very loved and needed at that moment.
Jamie and I have to be the proudest parents in the world two fun great kids who could ask for more!!!!

James and Michael before school

Michaels first day of school

Finlei milestones!!!!!!!!!!

I just thought I would update everyone on Finlei's new tricks. Fin is now crawling forward not just backward, she crawled backward for a few days. She loves to crawl and gets into everything, she has probably eatin some seriously nasty stuff. Her favorite things to get at are cords and outlets yikes!!!!!! Finlei has also learned to clap, any time you say patty cake she stops in her tracks, sits on her bum, gets a huge grin on her face, and begins clapping. So, so very cute. Finlei is a truly delightful little girl she is always happy and gives her smiles away freely. Well that is unless she thinks you might take her away from her parents, then you may get tears instead. She really likes to stick with Jamie and I, stranger anxiety is tough on the grandparents. Michael is even enjoying her he says frequently that he can't believe he is lucky he is to have a little sister and of course she adores him and all of his energy. They are both such a blessing to me!!!! I am a lucky mamma

Gas!!!!

This morning the kids and I were getting ready to leave Spokane for Missoula, and I informed Michael we needed to stop and get gas before we left and he said, "I gotta tell you mom I like the smell of gas, well not poopie gas, just the gas you put in the car." I thought the way he clarified what kind of gas was hilarious. Gotta love a 5 year old boy!!!!!